Change4Life Sugar Smart

Change4Life Sugar Smart Free App

Rated 3.19/5 (2,747) —  Free Android application by Public Health England

About Change4Life Sugar Smart

Download the Sugar Smart app now to see how much total sugar is in your everyday food and drink. The Change4Life Sugar Smart app is designed to show quickly and easily how much total sugar is in the things you’re buying, eating and drinking, to help you spot it more easily so you can make healthier choices and cut your sugar intake.

The app includes over 87,000 popular food and drink products and is based on the most extensive data available to us. We’re continuously working to improve it and we’re adding more and more products all the time.

Without us realising it, we’re all eating and drinking too much sugar:

• Children aged 4-6 years shouldn’t have more than 19 grams of added sugar per day – that’s 5 cubes* 
• Children aged 7-10 years shouldn’t have more than 24 grams of added sugar per day – that’s 6 cubes* 
• From 11 years and up, we shouldn’t have more than 30 grams of added sugar per day – that’s 7 cubes*

Let’s start scanning! Just scan the barcode and see how much total sugar it contains**

For hints and tips to cut down on sugar, search Sugar Smart.

*Based on 4 gram sugar cubes
**The number of sugar cubes shown is based on total sugar in grams per pack/100g or ml/portion divided by 4 grams (the weight of one 4 gram sugar cube). Images are a representation only.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Change4Life Sugar Smart version 2.1.0 on your Android device!
Downloaded 500,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.PHE.SugarSwaps, download Change4Life Sugar Smart.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
We have been listening to your feedback and this update includes a number of improvements to:
• Give you more details of the products you want to scan
• Increase the scan history to help you keep track of your most recent scans
• Make some under the hood changes to help improve performance
Remember, more and more products are being added to the Sugar Smart App all the time, so keep scanning!
Version update Change4Life Sugar Smart was updated to version 2.1.0
Version update Change4Life Sugar Smart was updated to version 2.0.4
More downloads  Change4Life Sugar Smart reached 500 000 - 1 000 000 downloads
Name changed  Name changed! Change4Life Sugar Swaps now is known as Change4Life Sugar Smart.

What are users saying about Change4Life Sugar Smart

M70%
by M####:

Im really enjoying this app, I have a small child and I'm keen to provide him with a healthy lifestyle whilst making changes to my own. It's amazing how much sugar is in some stuff, even if you know it's sugary, you dont tend to think about it. Such as a famous brand of glucose drink I had with my lunch, Im not stupid I know it's got loads of sugar in it, glucose is literally sugar. However I was shocked finding out there's 22 cubes of sugar in a small bottle. Sometimes I drink a big bottle in one day!

G70%
by G####:

Very good. I'm using a Samsung Android phone and have no problems scanning barcodes. I must remember to do that before I buy something. I just ate some sweets that turned out to have 26 cubes of sugar. Absolutely shocking. But I won't buy them again. One star lost because many foods are not in the database. But otherwise very useful.

S70%
by S####:

I have just downloaded the app and it shows that the porridge I have doesn't have 1 sugar cube in per portion but my cereal has 2.3 in it and it shows me I should eat healthier and check how much sugar I have eaten per day. I thought I would see how much sugar in semi skimmed milk for a laugh but it said 1.2 per 100ml OMG.

G70%
by G####:

It is an excellent app but the only reason I gave it four stars was because it doesn't have everything up to date. I tried scanning a milkybar and milkybar buttons and it says they don't know what they are. They have been around quite a few years now so I don't exactly understand it. Overall though the app is brilliant.

M70%
by M####:

I am having a lot of trouble scanning the bar codes here, I only managed to scan at least two items but the others I want to scan is impossible. Then it said that it has no details on this item on that item and I'm starting to get wound up over it.

M70%
by M####:

Good idea but poorly done. Only managed to scan one item so far, a tub of butter spread. Trying to scan a bar of chocolate is impossible thing half melted before I gave up.

P70%
by P####:

Don't waste your time with it! More then 80% of products are not on the app. After scanning about 20 products the app freezes on samsung s7. My wife has the same problem with samsumg note 4. AVOID!!!

M70%
by M####:

I'm sure this would be great if it worked. The scan doesn't auto focus on Android so bar code is out of focus. No options to change this. Shame

M70%
by M####:

1: Diet - Best & easiest-the Gi Load (Glycemic index Load) taking into account saturated fat (cholesterol) & salt if not included-It is that Simple! 2: Buy alternate products with the lowest; sugar, saturated fat (cholesterol) & salt 3: As usual the Public System in England; NHS & politicians ignore best practice (create useless expensive systems for eg the hypocrites are allowing far too many firms sell too many sugary&saturated foods& drinks in hospitals & firms allowed too much hidden products in food!

W70%
by W####:

Wow. Just incredible how it knows exactly how much sugar goes into a product that is sometimes bought regularly. It sometimes proves that pricier foods will have more sugar then those that are much cheaper. Couldn't be happier with this app.

M70%
by M####:

This app Is totally useless If you try to Install It on a Sony Xperia XA1 android phone. It took me a while to realise that the reason that It wouldn't scan was because there was no red line going across the actual scanner. I tried numerous times to reinstall and to restart my phone to get It to work, but without success. All I had was the outer square lines of the scanner minus the all Important horizontal redline 0/10

M70%
by M####:

If it worked it be useful, using a Samsung android phone and you have to fit bar code in the square by the time you do that the product would be out of date... chocolate teapot..

F70%
by F####:

This game sucks it's like only I phone has the best quality aparently androind is bad now you need to fix it androids should have the same quality as iPhones

T70%
by T####:

This app is cool and not only techies you how much suger in food but dame shocked me how much is in some food we eat coco pop no longer on my list download great app thank u to people who made this available to use

M70%
by M####:

I scanned 6 items with only 1 recognised. Should of spent more time adding items before releasing app. A year later to many items not recognised

D70%
by D####:

It is good but the sad thing is I scan food and it says were working hard on it when I don't know how much sugar is in it. Good co-operative

E70%
by E####:

Would be nice but doesn't seem to have info on any items I scanned. Therefore useless

M70%
by M####:

I think it tells you what you should eat and it tells you the real amount of sugar when the company is lying. It also stops my daughter eating sugary foods.

M70%
by M####:

Absolutely love this app! Does everything perfectly and gives me amazingly accurate results! I do wish there were more scan items in the list because there are some foods I eat that aren't registered. To be fair I was trying to scan a pack of Oreos but the bar code was around the corner of the packet

M70%
by M####:

This is grt. Im 12 and eat way too much sugar. Since using this my teeth feel much stronger. One orange man a day the rest green! I recommed this app

C70%
by C####:

It's really good an it actually works but the missing thing is that it doesn't scan some foods with the labels that has sugar

M70%
by M####:

for some reason I cannot install it on a phone using Android 6,but a phone with an earlier OS works just fine.Any ideas why?

U70%
by U####:

Made me a healthier person it made me and my family think about what we eat. its unbelievable.Your'e the best app developer I know! Thanks!

N70%
by N####:

I'm sure one day it will be great but possibly released too early as I've only had the app a few hours and I've scanned about 40 products in my fridge and cupboards and it's only recognised 3 . I'm not going to buy all prime products just so I can use app .

G70%
by G####:

Keeps telling me have to change permission but it won't let me! Does this app not work on android phones?

M70%
by M####:

Its amazing app and works amazingly for me I don't know about others but I have a mg 3rd gen and it works fine ...

M70%
by M####:

The scanner takes so long to recognize the bar code and most products in my house are not added yet please fix this

M70%
by M####:

This game has changed my life and I would rate this a number 5 star it's amazing and cool

M70%
by M####:

No good on tinned products where barcode is curved

K70%
by K####:

I think that this app is great but still needs work as it takes a while to scan the the food and it doesn't always know what the food, is but over all its a really good app so I recommend it! :-P

M70%
by M####:

Government wants you to use app to watch sugar intake, but app is appalling. Takes an age to recover barcode & then says not in database. This on major brand name products.

E70%
by E####:

Omg, I can't believe how many sugars children have in a day! When you know they should be having well less than half. This app was brilliant to help me with that.

M70%
by M####:

I needed to louse some weight after a few weekes i notest a diffrence .

M70%
by M####:

Works really well. Great app! Helps my children make the right choices for themselves!

M70%
by M####:

It I'll mack you even more healthy if you download this app and then you'll know how much sugar you are having

M70%
by M####:

I tried it and it is rubbish when I put it on a bar code it said is wasn't a bar code so Do not download it it is rubbish.

T70%
by T####:

It's OK but does not work all the time and does not work without data

M70%
by M####:

Doesnt auto focus on android, makes it unclear to see barcode

C70%
by C####:

Even tho it love sugar this has made me cut down on how of it I eat

M70%
by M####:

Standing in Asda looking like a D***head, trying to scan items it won't scan.


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